unconventional

French oil major Total has secured the rights to explore three hard-to-recover oil blocks in West Siberia, according to a statement on the website of the Russian region’s governor. Total will join other majors, ExxonMobil, Statoil and Royal Dutch Shell, to develop Russian shale oil, a key driver in Moscow’s …

James Henderson : The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Part 1, click here to read part 2 Introduction Production of unconventional oil has transformed the US energy landscape, creating the potential for that country to reduce its reliance on oil imports and to contribute to the possibility of North America’s …

RITEK have confirmed they will be issuing two presentations at the UOR, Unconventional Oil Russia Technology Conference, to be held on the 14th of May at the Kempinski Baltschug Hotel in Moscow. RITEK will speak in both the drilling and fracing halls at the show. For more info go to …

RITEK have confirmed they will be sending senior delegation to the UOR, Unconventional Oil Russia Technology Conference. Taking place in May 2014, the Unconventional Oil Russia Technical Conference, UOR, will become Russia’s leading forum on technology adoption and implementation for the development of unconventional, tight oil and shale oil plays. More information will follow shortly.. To visit the …

ELEMENTAL degradable alloy balls predictably disintegrate within hours or days, ensuring production reaches its full potential without the need for mechanical intervention. Schlumberger announced today the introduction of the ELEMENTAL* degradable alloy balls for multistage stimulation treatments. The technology demonstrates predictable and complete degradation of the alloy balls ensuring maximum …

BroadBand Sequence significantly increases productivity in unconventional reservoir completions Schlumberger announced today the introduction of the BroadBand Sequence* fracturing technique, which enables sequential stimulation of perforation clusters in wells drilled in unconventional reservoirs. This new technique sequentially isolates fractures at the wellbore to ensure every cluster in each zone is fractured …

CGG has released HRS-9/R2, an upgrade to its intuitive and interactive Hampson-Russell HRS-9 reservoir characterization software suite. It builds on HRS-9, launched in 2012, by offering geoscientists new capabilities focusing on unconventional resources. Azimuthal AVO for fracture identification A completely new module named ProAZ will increase the effectiveness of well …

Halliburton announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Gubkin RussianState University of Oil and Gas for the development of unconventional resources in Russia, including the Bazhenov shale.  A signing ceremony took place on January 30 at the university. As part of the agreement, Halliburton will provide senior technical and …

Tethys Petroleum Limited, the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Central Asia and the Caspian Region, is pleased to announce that it has received the appropriate Georgian governmental consent for the acquisition of a 56% interest in Blocks XIA, XIM and XIN (Project “Iberia”) in eastern Georgia. …

Please describe your position and your product offerings for the Russian and Caspian market. My position is Region Manager of Packers Plus Energy Services (PPES) for the Europe/Russia and CIS area. PPES offers innovative completion solutions for Open Hole Multi-Stage Fracturing (OHMSF) which is a key and growing part of …